Ministry of Education and Human Rights Commission Hold Forum on Improving University Human Rights Centers
Live Broadcast on the National Human Rights Commission YouTube Channel at 2 PM on the 7th
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education and the National Human Rights Commission will hold an online forum on the "Current Status and Improvement Measures of University Human Rights Centers" on the 7th at 2 PM.
According to the amendment to the Higher Education Act, which will be enforced in March next year, the installation of human rights centers within universities will be mandatory. The Human Rights Commission will present the research results on improvement measures for university human rights centers and seek ways to establish these centers through a forum with related experts and stakeholders.
Kim Eunhee, a senior researcher at the Human Rights Policy Research Institute, will present the research results on the "Current Status and Improvement Measures of University Human Rights Centers," followed by Ahn Woonghwan, Director of the University Academic System Division at the Ministry of Education, who will introduce the key contents and tasks related to the legalization of university human rights center installation.
Considering the COVID-19 situation, all participants except experts and presenters will join remotely. The forum will be broadcast live on the Human Rights Commission's YouTube channel. Anyone interested can freely express their opinions.
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The Ministry of Education explained, "We will collect various opinions presented at this forum to prepare detailed standards necessary for the installation of university human rights centers, and after consulting related agencies, we plan to revise the presidential decree within the second half of the year."
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